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Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA | February 6, 2004

G-Tones of the Caribbean
Many vacations don’t always go exactly as planned, but it seems that the G-Tones’ weeklong winter break cruise in the Bahamas turned out better than most. [more]

Fabric fetish

A terrible album you have to buy
You know you have one: an absolutely terrible album that you absolutely adore. Somewhere in your CD case, you must have buried a copy of Britney Spears or The Shags. This is the category that The White Stripes’ White Blood Cells album falls into. There’s barely a drop of creativity or talent anywhere on the disk, but somehow it manages to keep you listening to it at full volume over and over and over again. [more]

Spring Theater in pre-view
Have you seen the posters saying, “Wannabe Actors” or showing a baby labeled “Gimp” on its forehead? This semester, there will be theatre performances almost every weekend because independent theatre groups have flooded the campus with more productions than have occurred in at least the past four years. [more]

Hey Pop! Take this...
They just want to make people happy. Well, maybe. “Bitch Slap” DJs Scott Barton ’04 and Will Stroebel ’04 wavered a bit on pinpointing that emotion. “We’re being too cheesy,” Barton said. But when Stroebel posited their listening audience as “creepy old men who are watching little children,” Barton balked. “It’s for people who enjoy classical music,” he said, “for its own sake or for listening to while studying.” I interviewed them, and it’s true: for classical music and enjoyment’s sake (and yes, for my paycheck’s sake), listening has its merits. [more]

Fear getting lost in September?
Kay: There’s a new Chinese restaurant in town, the Chuong Garden right next to Saint’s Rest coffee shop. The food is okay, but at least we have a decent enough place to dine out without readjusting our financial plan weeks before setting foot inside the Phoenix. Naturally, my advice is to book in advance and sit with your back facing the waiting crowd to preserve your conscience and appetite. And then there are the fortune cookies ... in bed. [more]